CVE-2013-6806 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can bypass bidirectional authentication and steal plaintext credentials by forcing a downgrade to simple authentication in OpenText Exceed OnDemand.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-6806?

CVE-2013-6806 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenText Exceed OnDemand (EoD) 8 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to disable bidirectional authentication and obtain sensitive information via a crafted string in a response, which triggers a downgrade to simple authentication that sends credentials in plaintext.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6806?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opentext Exceed Ondemand.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-6806 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7p4-2vqr-pgcw.

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